Chairman. the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights Act has given its approval to H.R. 6219. a measure if passed by the House and the Senate and signed by the President would: First. Extend the temporary coverage provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act for 10 years. Second. Permanently ban literacy tests. and Third. Expand the Voting Rights Act to cover more than 6 million Spanishspeaking citizens. as well as native Alaskans. Indians. and AsianAmericans. Mr. Chairman. I strongly urge my colleagues to support this extension bill. To do less would constitute a clear retraction of our national commitment to the safeguarding of the most threshhold of rights.
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